Travelers try to settle in a sector of Toulouse, major traffic jams reported
By Gabriel Kenedi
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Significant traffic jams are reported north of Toulousein the avenue des Etats-Unis sector, this Friday, December 16, 2022.
Many caravans and big traffic jams
According to information collected by Toulouse News, travel people are trying to set up shop at the former Peugeot dealership, located on avenue des Etats-Unis.
Of many caravans are reported in the sector, and significant traffic difficulties are restored to the level of the avenue des Etats-Unis and its adjacent streets.
These traffic jams disrupt traffic until Paris barrier. Law enforcement is also on site.
70 caravans had been evacuated
This caravan movement comes as Friday morning, major evacuation operation had been triggered by the gendarmes of the Toulouse Saint-Michel company, in order to dislodge travelers who had settled for several weeks in the parking lot of Bascala, a performance hall located in Bruguières, as well as at the level of the rue du Bénélux, in Lespinasse.
About sixty soldiers – supported by two dog teams and a gendarmerie helicopter – evacuated these illegal camps, which included a total of some 70 caravans.
A protest movement?
It would seem that at least some of the travelers expelled this Friday morning have decided to settle at this former Peugeot dealership located in Toulouse, to protest against their expulsion.
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